The Last Light of the Sun
In his eagerly awaited new novel, Guy
Gavriel Kay turns his gaze to the northlands, brilliantly evoking the
Viking, Anglo-Saxon and Celtic cultures of a turbulent age There is nothing soft or silken about the north. The lives of men
and women are as challenging as the climate and lands in which they
dwell. For generations, the Erlings of Vinmark have taken their
dragon-prowed ships across the seas, raiding the lands of the Cyngael
and Anglcyn peoples, leaving fire and death behind. But times change,
even in the north, and in a tale woven with consummate artistry, people
of all three cultures find the threads of their lives unexpectedly
brought together... Bern Thorkellson, punished for his father's sins, commits an act of
vengeance and desperation that brings him face-to-face, across the sea,
with a past he's been trying to leave behind. In the Anglcyn lands of King Aeldred, the shrewd king, battling
inner demons all the while, shores up his defenses with alliances and
diplomacy – and with swords and arrows – while his exceptional,
unpredictable sons and daughters pursue their own desires when battle
comes and darkness falls in the woods. And in the valleys and shrouded hills of the Cyngael, whose voices
carry music even as they feud and raid amongst each other, violence and
love become deeply interwoven when the dragon ships come and Alun ab
Owyn, chasing an enemy in the night, glimpses strange lights gleaming
above forest pools. Making brilliant use of saga, song and chronicle, Kay brings to life
an unforgettable world balanced on the knife-edge of change in The Last Light of the Sun.
Guy Gavriel Kay
Guy Gavriel Kay (born 1954, Canada) is the internationally bestselling author of twelve books. He has been awarded the International Goliardos Prize for his work in the literature of the fantastic, is a two-time winner of the Aurora Award, and has been nominated five times for the World Fantasy Award. His works have been translated into 22 languages. He was retained by J.R.R. Tolkien's estate to work with Christopher Tolkien in the reconstruction of the posthumously published Tolkien work, The Silmarillion.